J. Stalin & 4rAx: History Of Livewire & The Mekanix, The Jacka, Mac Dre, Richie Rich, Philthy Rich

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History of the Bay Podcast Ep. 59: J. Stalin is a legendary rapper from West Oakland and the founder of Livewire Records. He grew up loving hip hop and saw it as a way for him to escape the street life. After working in the studio with DJ Daryl, Richie Rich, and the Jacka, Stalin decided to put himself on through his own company.
4rAx is one half of the Mekanix, a producer duo from Oakland. Starting off as a DJ for Digital Underground, he worked with various Oakland artists before meeting J. Stalin. Since producing Stalin's earlier hits, the Mekanix have since gone on to produce albums and songs for some of the Bay's most legendary artists.
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0:00 Introduction
1:34 Growing up in Oakland
4:16 Beat Street
8:15 Bay Area / West Oakland rappers
14:59 4rAx’s early years
20:14 J. Stalin getting into music
23:49 DJ Daryl’s studio
27:54 Richie Rich
30:47 Mac Dre
34:00 The Jacka
38:48 Starting Livewire
44:14 How Stalin met the Mekanix
52:29 CD distribution
56:10 East Oakland
59:39 DJ.Fresh
1:01:53 Town Thizzness / SMC
1:10:29 Entrepreneurship
1:14:09 The Mekanix catalogue
1:20:33 Music and street politics
1:23:33 Lyjah
#jstalin #livewire #oakland #bayarea #rap #hiphop

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@outforfame408 3 ай бұрын

Stalin a young legend, I legit hear people slapping his tracks out here in the hood in Vegas. Brings me back to the Bay

@KataKam2020 3 ай бұрын

If u a real j Stalin fan u know the first two songs we heard by him was either let's get it on tonight or 10th street and that was way before never blink

@BiGGCaiN24 3 ай бұрын

Shit remember first seeing J Stalin on the 999 Hoes song and I believe it was a Keak DVD

@Pharoah510 3 ай бұрын

The 1st one i heard from j stalin was draft back in 07

@twiggs49ers 3 ай бұрын

First song was pop my collar

@realtalk6195 3 ай бұрын

His "Never Blink" feature was a bigger deal inside and outside the Bay and NorCal.

@surgetwo9 3 ай бұрын

808 music video when it came out had me hooked

@DJG2011 3 ай бұрын

All these years slapping this bay shit, Dregs putting faces to the legendary names for us 🙏

@billiemoe9056 3 ай бұрын

For u not us. We been known

@DJG2011 3 ай бұрын

@billiemoe9056 4rAx? Chemp? Stretch? I ain't talking about Stalin come on now

@billiemoe9056 3 ай бұрын

@@DJG2011 neither am I . Rax been around stretch too. Shemp too u might jus not be up on it it's coo.

@billiemoe9056 3 ай бұрын

@@DJG2011 who chemp lol

@chrisc5526 3 ай бұрын

Stalin a real one. I started fuckin w his music in 07 once I graduated Vallejo High. I was goin to Napa Valley College slappin Jacka and J Stalin. “You know we get the party jumpin” smokin on my swisher sweets and peach optimos in the whip w my homie before goin to our next class🤣 big memories man

@billiemoe9056 3 ай бұрын

Bay area legend. Livewire was like a west coast wu tang the town bizznezz version. All them different styles n voices.

@user-tb9zs3lj3v 3 ай бұрын

On mamas i been sayin that

@billiemoe9056 3 ай бұрын

@@user-tb9zs3lj3v Snapple facts shyt was beautiful. That was the soundtrack to my life 06-10 even after but not like the beginning before hd n rue left n r.o.b was locked up Jonah too. Salute the whole bay area MOB

@J1hunnitL4E 2 ай бұрын

This one thing I love about JSTALIN he always gone give you realness and give you positivity I feel the same way about rap city the basement I that changed everything for me

@MilesNiska 3 ай бұрын

I had my first epiphany listening to his music. “It ain’t what you make it’s what you put up!” J Stalin is good people. Met him when he came to Minnesota. We Drank hella Hennessy. Much love

@ThatfoolAL 2 ай бұрын

Love to see Dregs become a legend in real time !!! History of the Bay pod til infinity

@TJ-ut8qg 3 ай бұрын

This was hella Dope 🫡

@BiGGCaiN24 3 ай бұрын

J Stalin is only behind 40 as the most consistent rapper to come out of the Bay Area. Bruh has had damn near a 20 year run at this shit. Shit remember first seeing J Stalin on the 999 Hoes song and I believe it was a Keak DVD saying that J Stalin was a new artist and I think he did a freestyle it was just talkin shit. I think this was early 06 maybe

@poppinc8145 3 ай бұрын

J Stalin x Husalah collabs are something I want to see more of. Both of them are funny without even trying IMO. J Stalin x Quilly is something that needs to happen. Bring back that Bay Area x Philly connection that The Jacka x Freeway built. I don't know why we didn't see more coming out of that. These are two markets that need to feed off each other.

@billiemoe9056 3 ай бұрын

He was on them delinquents mixtapes too.

@fiaestebanlara6092 3 ай бұрын

Yee

@khalifhines54 3 ай бұрын

We fucks with the Bay tough in KC. We cousins!!

@Turfmade 3 ай бұрын

And u do know that

@TJ-ut8qg 3 ай бұрын

Town Bizness, City Situation! Wuz Hanninnn!! 🤘🏼

@415nking 3 ай бұрын

Like Whaaaaat!!!! 🤙🏿

@TJ-ut8qg 3 ай бұрын

@@415nking Yezzirrrr!!! Hahahh I love Bay Love Man, it's really the Realest

@peterthegreat100 3 ай бұрын

On Behalf Of The Streets, Gas Nation, Prenuptial Agreement and Memoirs Of A Curb Server are J Stalin’s best albums and are Bay Area Classics, in my opinion. J Stalin has hella dope features also.

@fiaestebanlara6092 3 ай бұрын

Confirmed

@360Birdman 3 ай бұрын

I really liked this one, learned a lot today.

@MrRollinstoned 3 ай бұрын

We need a #jstalin #payroll Giovanni #cardogotwings collaboration asap!!!!!

@SleuthPro11 3 ай бұрын

!!!Dope!!!

@motivated2win305 3 ай бұрын

Great interview

@MikeL1650 2 ай бұрын

I’m sooo glad J put the bay politics on blast ! It’s really holding us back and we’re losing our voice as a culture! That’s why it’s easy for other regions to latch on to our sound and run off with it ! We have soooo much talent and a huge platform that we could take advantage of for exposure but the streets gotta stronghold on us ! We’re literally to hard for the fucking radio 📻😬

@overcometru1 3 ай бұрын

Steve joe was one of the hardest.

@kenbatchlerjr1955 3 ай бұрын

I don't know if yall have realized it yet but the mic is catching everything in a lot of the videos you post the best catoion is original action.😉

@bigcav925 3 ай бұрын

Wasn’t Saafir in Hobo Junction? Part of famous battle vs Hieroglyphics

@Hasbulla42024 2 ай бұрын

Stalin out here putting Mutts on 🤣🤣🤣

@JJ1timeX 2 ай бұрын

FIRST TIME I HEARD MEKANIX TAG WAS ONE OF THE BEST SONGS EVER “the party jumpin” and also ANIMAL PLANET 💤💤

@bongsoun5683 2 ай бұрын

Someone has to make a movie about digital underground asap !!

@monti510 3 ай бұрын

the West Oakland mayor, STALIN!

@ALBOOBOO 3 ай бұрын

I remember going to smc to pick up music for our shop in San Jose and seeing a young philthy in the office with will.

@hectorloza7106 3 ай бұрын

That’s right Lyjah! Fresno in the building!!!

@billiemoe9056 3 ай бұрын

Stalin needs a channel for story time. We need to hear biut them mixtapes rnb mixtape warning shots early morning shifts stamp of approval. I kno he got studio stories we need that history. Where r.o.b

@germanlopez1463 3 ай бұрын

🔥🤧

@ayjizzel 3 ай бұрын

That “Different “ slappin 🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊 it’s active ⚡️ Live wire

@bigsost0024 3 ай бұрын

Damn that crazy I totally identify with stalin about hearing how my Big brother was. It indirectly molded me to go harder,, trying to live up to or surpass the legend of him. Wow.

@cdshawn 3 ай бұрын

Salute

@jimmyjamessac7171 3 ай бұрын

Mmmmmmm saydatden! Respect!!!

@jjonha707 3 ай бұрын

🤘🏻🧨🥃

@kincamell2 3 ай бұрын

Gratitude

@MikeGenius-tx8pu 3 ай бұрын

Calvin T' was the first California spitter I heard. 82-83.

@realtalksmelly2110 3 ай бұрын

My ninja Stalin much love From Real Talk $melly from 10th street to 2100 dubb life

@SteezeePicasso 3 ай бұрын

Man, I love the West Coast!! 👑🫡👑

@dagafflah 3 ай бұрын

Favorite verse from Stalin Best Song “No Mask No Glove All I Need is My Chrome, Know I’m Headed West When I say I’m goin Home” every where I go I got em yelling Wes Oakland, Yeeeeeeeeee Yeeeeeeeee e

@thizzlemetimbrs8194 3 ай бұрын

by them red and blue lights

@jojobreeze71 2 ай бұрын

Giants and elephants with guce was the real movement

@HighHawk740EH 3 ай бұрын

Thought @DJfresh did ,"never blink" instrumental if in not mistaken.

@True_And_Livin 3 ай бұрын

Dregs ❤ Man You A Real One On God

@pattye12 3 ай бұрын

"The value was in the music, nobody had money to be wasting"

@appropriateinput 3 ай бұрын

🌌🌌🌌

@lljc300 3 ай бұрын

Need another mic

@ethanparrish3131 Ай бұрын

Damn didn’t even shout out lyjah

@realtalksmelly2110 3 ай бұрын

How can I get a interview up and coming artist

@twiggs49ers 3 ай бұрын

First song was pop my collar on Ritchie rich mixtape

@JJ1timeX 2 ай бұрын

JStalin meant “ NOW ME AND FRESH HAVE LEGENDARY ALBUMS TOGETHER” not just 6 … Djfreshdjfreshdjfresh3x is SYNONYMOUS with JSTALIN 💤💤 the tonight show with beeda weeda and REAL WORLD 3 had Fresno to Visalia on one in those times ✍🏼✍🏼

@sunnydeee6566 3 ай бұрын

shoutout to stalin! side note, anybody know where I can find that hoodie? 👀

@jodycollier6607 3 ай бұрын

Ripkingjack on errything

@ERIcGmendoza 3 ай бұрын

U need more mics 🎤

@earzradio4703 3 ай бұрын

Why is it bleeped out ????

@willbronson379 3 ай бұрын

STALIN!

@DFSGeekz-ox9vw 3 ай бұрын

But Who really made the Every Day Birthday beat??

@canttrustasoul. 3 ай бұрын

*real bay area fixtures fr.*

@keezytv7854 3 ай бұрын

LIVEWIRE4HIRE

@dkrayy 3 ай бұрын

J stalins versus on a track called "My Best" peep them

@Skeeteam_krsmakkah 3 ай бұрын

Shout out stalin !!!

@aircnc9385 3 ай бұрын

Foo looks like a Bay Area Gary Coleman 😂

@dagafflah 3 ай бұрын

😂😂😂 Blood you ah Foo 😂😂😂

@Bay_Area_Landlord510 2 ай бұрын

SMC it maybe George Nauful who stole the money.

@villen1236 3 ай бұрын

Okay from the jump off i think Stalin with all due respect should’ve practiced and studied himself before doing this interview cuz he all over the place 🤦‍♂️ wtf are you talking about G??

@Turfmade 3 ай бұрын

He drunk bra ,I hate his interviews,I swere to God,I'm from the east ,I never like j Stalin,I'm more of a keek fan

@fr5814 3 ай бұрын

Lol just some bay ninjas choppin game

@poppinc8145 2 ай бұрын

@@Turfmade These rappers need to know they better have their sh!t together before doing this podcast because this isn't supposed to be a fly-by interview, this is about archiving history! Dregs One should tell them that, tell them not to get too high, and tell them to write bullet points down on a paper if they struggle to keep things together.

@Turfmade 2 ай бұрын

@@poppinc8145 real talk

@q.b.3828 3 ай бұрын

FIRST

@DNunez-kc8jt 3 ай бұрын

You feel me

@MzSexy4Sho 3 ай бұрын

😁👉MY NINJA, J'WYLIN... SALUTE TO ONE OF THEE MOST GRINDING, LEGENDARY RAP GENERALS OF THEE TOWN.. MR. 4'RAX (THE MEKANIX) MUCH SALUTE TO ALMIGHTY REAL ONE AS WELL.. SO WITH SAYN THAT.. YEAAH...MANN, GOTS TO LEAVE YOU FELLAS SOME FLOWERS AND CHAMPAGNE GLASSES, TO THIS VERY SEGMENT... 🏵️🥂🌺🥂🌼🥂🌺🥂🏵️🥂🌼 🎉CHEERS 2-U ALL🎉 AS THE SUCCESS CONTINUES... '1-❤️LOVE❤ALWAYZ'!!